Bow with automatic arrow holder



Jan. 15, 1957 W. R. BROOKS BOW WITH AUTOMATIC ARROW HOLDER Filed Sept. 28. 1953 5 IQII lialsili a.

WRBROOKS INVENTOR Q5 612 ATTORNEY r arr/nae Bow wrrimurowm ncrmow nornnn Wendell Rl Brooks}DarhumtMich:- Applicatiomseptember.28; msgssanna.3825530 eels-inst: commas This. invention is instl'ie realmofl archery; anclI- is more particularly. concerned. Willi an. apparatussuseful in connection. withlth e bow and: arrow when: employed ass a weaponiagainst wild game, "or. under. otliericircumstances whens-at bow must. be carriedlstrungwith. ant. arrow and ready for inst-ant usea inglypopular as a huntingweaponstates have granted speci'al seasons devoted. exclusively. to the. bow and arrow and have liberalizedl the regulations cove-ring t-he'kind-of. game that may betakenw These concessions are a recognitions-that. while art-bow; and :arrow isJa .deady weapon at; short range, a high l degree. of Sklllz in: stalking is'required to placethet-archer withinetfec-tivebowrange of ,the games [Due to its inherently slow rate oflfire as compared-v to firearms and the=low-speed oftflightofran arrow, .mostsuccessful shots are at standinggame.

These inherent bow and. arrow limitations; requiretthat the archer be. preparedto' instantly fire an arr-ow when an opportunity presents itself without. the necessity of first removing, an arrow from the: quiver and stringingit to the-bow; To be' so-prepared, most archers= when stalking game have -anwarrow strung toathe bow under light tension with the bow graspedtin the-left hand? and thearroW-held in place by the 1eft-index.finger.a. Since most archery huntingis? done-in the colden seasons: of the: year, this index=-finger becomest quickly numbl with the cold=becauseoi itsi cramped positions Even-1 the use of the conventional shooting glove with the slit index finger "has prevent-01b little: help: alleviatihgrthis condition. 3 3, t V

To enable an archer to carry a bow to which .an arrow has been strungirr comfort'for" long periods. of time? in inclement weathertheinstant' invention; has been? developed'i I inventiondsbest'undrstood by reference to tlie-di'awin'gsinwhicnz" Figure l is a vieWofi at portiontofi 'abow strung with an: arrow which is held in place by anapparat-usincluded iitthitinvention, and 1 Figure 2' is an exploded perspective view of such an apparatus, and

Figure 3 is an assembled perspective view of such an apparatus.

'In Figure 2, the apparatus is seen to comprise base 10,

keeper 11, pivot-12 and spring 13. Base is provided with a screw hole 14 for the reception of the screw employed to hold the apparatus on the bow and aperture 15 for the reception of a portion of pivot 12. Base 10 is also provided with recurved stop 16 which is preferably an ear like structure punched out of the metal of base 10. The purpose of stop 16 will become apparent as the description proceeds. Keeper 11 is provided with journal 17 which is somewhat larger in diameter than aperture 15 and in the completed apparatus concentric therewith. Longitudinal rib 18 is provided to stiffen keeper 11. The end of keeper ll remote from journal 17 terminates in curved arrow receptacle 19. The radius of curvature of arrow receptacle 19 is approximately the 2O Ihrecencyears the -bow' audl'arrow has become. increasrotate keeper -11. counterclockwise.

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same asthe radiurlofithet-arrow with. which}. it, is to. be used? Arrow keeper. 19preferably extendszabout ninety degreeszaround the. periphery ofi'the arrow-,a'ndin any event should: correspondtto. lessthan onelhund'red and eighty degres ofthe arrow periphery. In Figure.2, atportion of arrow keeper 19 has: been: broken. awayto show sharpened point 20wl1ich. is.,.secured-to the inner surface of-rarrow receptacle 19. v

In-the assembled apparatus, keeper. 11 is secured. to base- 10 by IIIBElHS-DfPiVOL 12 with which is integrally =formedpivot pin 21: Pivot pin. 21. is rotatably. received in journal 17. Theendoftpivot pin 21 is'acl'osfe fit in aperture 15 and is employed to. rivetthe assemblyrtoget'her. Torsionalrcoil, spring 22 isssheltered within pivot 12 and. surround-sspivo-t. pint 2L Torsionalfspring. 13 is provided: with straightened ends:23. and. 24' whichserve to transmit the worksoflthespring. End. 24 is received in -hole 25in keeper llandl end 23 is similarly received in;-holet26 irrpivoa12. Tabsf22lare. provided to. berbent towards theebow andlaid in securing-;theapparatus tothe how. I J

The apparatus inx the; assembled position. is shown: in

Figures? The locationsi of. spring ends 23 and. 24 and holes 25-and Mtaretsoi arrangednthat. when the apparatus iszinuthef positionssh'own insFigure 3, spring'13 exerts aasubstant-ialutorque as shown by the. arrow tending to Keeper 11 is prevented from much further clockwise rotation. than is depicted in Figure 3 by the action of. stop. 16.

In Figure 1r, the apparatussoft this invention is ushown inplace on bow 27 which. supports? bowstring 28. Arrow 2% is shown strungv on thev bow and retained in position. by, keeper. 11. To place; an arrow inthe carrying position) shownby Figure 1, an

. arrow iststrung ou the bow,, a slight tension is. placed upon; the. bow; and-keeper; 11' rotatedagainst the tension 'ofispring 13 and againstsstop; 16 while simultaneously the shaft ofzthearrow isplaced. within a-rrowreceptacle 19 andagainst sharpened pointt 20; sharpened-point 20 wilt-then slightlypenetrate the: shaft v of; thearrowand intconjunction; with the tension; in the bow will hold the arrow in the positionldepictedt. An arrow so held can beinstantly drawurandtreleaseds. It is apparent-thatzwhen the archer begins to draw an arrow so held: the initial back-ward movementof; the; arrow will: move-- keeper 1 1 in the-direction urgedby" spring; 13. (counterclockwise'in the drawings)' until-keeper 1-1= releases the arrow ands-rotatesalm ost, one hundred and: eighty degrees to afford the archer complete freedoml. Int-the, structure showngthe energy ofspring, 131 is quietly absorbed byv the same springat the end of the stroke; ofi keeperl 1-1. "Fhismakes the operation-t of the-device completely silent. This: is important since any strange noise such. as a metallic click mightserve to alarm the game and cause its flight before that arrow could be aimed and discharged.

in the above description, the arrow has been depicted as held by sharpened point 20. It is to be understood that this structure has been given as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense. The single point could well be replaced by a plurality of smaller points, or resort could be had to the use of material having a high coefficient of friction such as rubber torsecure the arrow in po'sicomprising a base, means for securing the base to the said side of the how, a pivot mounted on said base, a keeper rotatably mounted onsaid pivot and spring biased into a position out of registry with the base, a stop on the base preventing rotation of the keeper against the spring bias past the base, and an arrow receptacle supported on the end of the keeper remote from the pivot, said keeper being positioned sothat contact between the arrow receptacle and an arrow moving in the direction urged by the bow string will rotate the keeper against the spring bias and against the stop, said keeper being rotatable only in a single plane normal to its pivot axis and in its arrow engaging position being placed laterally of the how.

2. An archery device adapted to be secured to that side of the handle of a bow which side is parallel to the direction of arrow flight and over which the arrow passes, comprising a base, means for securing the base to the said side of the how, a pivot mounted on said base, a keeper rotatably mounted on said pivot and spring biased into a position out of registry with the base, a stop on the base preventing rotation of the keeper against-the spring bias past the base, and an arrow receptacle supported on the end of the keeper remote from the pivot, said keeper being positioned so that as it is rotated into approximate registry with the base and an arrow is in place in the arrow receptacle, contact between the arrow receptacle and the arrow when urged by the bow string will tend to rotate the keeper against the spring bias and against the stop and said arrow will be securely but releasably gripped, said keeper being rotatable only in a single plane normalto its pivot axis and in its arrow engaging position being placed laterally of the bow.

3. An archery device adapted to be secured to that side of the handle of a bow which side is paralled to the direction of arrow flight and over which the arrow passes, comprising a base, means for securing the base to the said side of the how, a pivot mounted on said base, a keeper rotatably mounted on said pivot and spring biased into a position out of registry with the base, a stop on the base preventing rotation of the keeper against the spring bias past the base, and an arrow receptacle supported on the end of the keeper remote from the pivot, said keeper being positioned so that as it is rotated into approximate registry with the base and an arrow is in place in the arrow receptacle, contact between the arrow receptacle and the arrow when urged by the bow string will tend to rotate the keeper against the spring bias and against the stop and said arrow will be securely but releasably gripped between said arrow keeper and the bow, said keeper being rotatable only in a single plane normal to its pivot axis and in its arrow engaging position being placed laterally of the bow.

4. An archery device adapted to be secured to that side of the handle of a bow which side is parallel to the direction of arrow flight and over which the arrow passes, comprising a base, means including integral tabs for securing the base to said side of the how, a pivot mounted on said base, a keeper rotatably mounted on said pivot and spring biased into a position out of registry with the base, a stop integral with the base preventing rotation of the keeper against the spring bias past the base, and

an arrow receptacle supported on the end of the keeper remote from the pivot, said keeper being positioned so that as it is rotated into approximate registry with the base and an arrow is in place in the arrow receptacle, contact between the arrow receptacle and the arrow when urged by the bow string will tend to rotate the keeper against the spring bias and against the stop and said arrow will be securely but releasably gripped between said keeper and the bow, said keeper being rotatable only in a single plane normal to its pivot axis and in its arrow engaging position being placed laterally of the bow.

5. An archery apparatus comprising a bow and an arrow securing device, said device including a base which is secured to said bow, located on that side of the bow over which the arrow passes and at a position adjacent the path of the arrow, a pivot mounted on said base, a keeper rotatably mounted on said pivot and spring biased into a position out of registry with the base, a stop on the base preventing rotation of the keeper against the spring bias past the base, and an arrow receptacle supported on the end of the keeper remote from the pivot, said keeper being positioned so that contact between the arrow receptacle and an arrow moving in the direction urged by the bow string will rotate the keeper against the spring bias and against the stop, said keeper being rotatable only in a single plane normal to its pivot axis and in its arrow engaging position being placed laterally of the how.

6. An archery apparatus comprising a bow and an arrow securing device, said device including a base which is secured to said how, located on that side of the bow over which the arrow passes and at a position adjacent the path of the arrow, a pivot mounted on said base, a keeper rotatably mounted on said pivot and spring biased into a position out of registry with the base, a stop on the base preventing rotation of the keeper against the spring bias past the base, and an arrow receptacle supported on the end of the keeper remote from the pivot, said keeper being positioned so that as it is rotated into approximate registry with the base and an arrow is in place in the arrow receptacle, contact between the arrow receptacle and the arrow when urged by the bow string will tend to rotate the keeper against the spring bias and against the stop and said arrow will be securely but releasably gripped, said keeper being rotatable only in a single plane normal to its pivot axis and in its arrow engaging position being placed laterally of the bow.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,328,734 White Feb. 3, 1920 2,483,928 Ott Oct. 4, 1949 2,611,354 Harvey Sept. 23, 1952 2,691,974 Nelson Oct. 19, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 237,029 Great Britain July 23, 1925 926,806 France Apr. 21, 194 

